Author: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING CO., [NIKOLA TESLA]
Title: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. , Catalogue No. 179, Circular No. 44, June 1897 - [Nikola] Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors for Constant Speed, Type "C"
Description: USA: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co, 1897. First Edition. Paperback. "Some inventions, such as the invention of steam and the internal combustion engine, are epochal inventions. These epochal inventions obviously include Tesla's system of polyphase alternate currents and his induction motor." - P. Miljanic. This original fourteen page stapled catalog explains the background, design, operation, and specifications of Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors for constant speed, Type "C" offered by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. In 1897. Illustrated with ten clear black and white photos and six diagrams. Text headings include: General Type; The Primary; The Secondary; Indestructible Construction; Motor May Be Suspended at Any Angle; Standards; Power Factor; Efficiency and Speed Regulation; Method of Starting; The Starting Device May be Remote. Printed upon glossy stock. Pages 12-13 provide two detailed tables of standard sizes, approximate dimensions, horsepower ratings and revs. At full load. Please note that the latter two specifications have been overwritten by hand, presumably with updated figures. 9.8" x 6.8". Coverfold mostly open. Was once folded vertically but lies flat. Bits of writing and small label upon front cover. Faint writing on back cover. Bit of moisture staining to upper corner, contents unaffected. Staple holes along spine which is hole-punched, presumably as issued. A marvelous artifact of the enormous benefits brought to humanity through the inventions of Nikola Tesla, whose name lives on with today's major electric vehicle manufacturer. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Nikola Tesla, Tesla Induction Motors, Westinghouse Induction Motors, Westinghouse Catalogs, A-C Motors, Polyphase induction Motors - history. Fair .

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